10 Lebanese women among the most prominent Arab business women in 2016

This year 10 Lebanese women were included on the list of the most prominent Arab business women published by Forbes-Middle East.  Lebanon thus occupied the third rank, according to nationality, after Egypt, Kuwait (18 women each) and the UAE (17 women). The Lebanese women in question include:  in 55th place, figures Sana Khater, Waha Capital's Chief Financial Manager, an investment company based in Abu Dhabi, followed by Randa el Assaad, the Arif & Bintoak consultancy firm manager in Dubai to rank the 57 place, while Mona Bawarshi, Head of the Turkish transport company Gezairi in 58th place. Both partners Leap Ventures investment fund, Hala Fadel and Noor Sweid, were ranked 60th and 61st respectively, followed closely by Ingie Shalhub, president of the group specialized in luxury Star in 66th, and Christine Sfeir, CEO Treats Holding (69th). The founder and director of international ClinServ - a medical research company based in Beirut- Nadia Sh3ayb, and Vice President of the Lebanese group distribution Fattal, Caroline Fattal Fakhury, were respectively ranked 82nd and 83rd. Further down the ranking, figures Myrna Sufan, Director of Bank Bemo in 92nd place and Jinan Zoya, Executive Director of Family Business Council, an organization based in Dubai in 97th place. At the Arab world level, President of the Saudi company, "Olayan Financing", Saudi Lubna Olayan, was ranked first, followed by the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, the Egyptian Lubna Helal seconds, and director of the "Gurg, UAE group, Raja Easa Al Gurg, from UAE third. To be noted that this classification which has been adopted by Forbes since 2012 takes into consideration the positions of the business women, the size of t heir companies as well as the level of their impact. (L'Orient le Jour, 20 September 2016)